This car was owned by the [[Dursley family]] in at least [[1991]], possibly earlier. [[Vernon Dursley]] nearly crashed it while on the way to the [[Zoo]], when [[Harry Potter]] mentioned that he had had a dream about a flying [[Sirius Black's motorbike|motorbike]].

This car was owned by the [[Dursley family]] in at least [[1991]], possibly earlier. [[Vernon Dursley]] nearly crashed it while on the way to the [[Zoo]], when [[Harry Potter]] mentioned that he had had a dream about a flying [[Sirius Black's motorbike|motorbike]].

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==[[1992]]==

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[[Harry Potter|Harry]] was made to wash the car by Petunia as part of chores given for his taunting [[Dudley Dursley|Dudley]].<ref name="CS1">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', Chapter 1 - (''The Worst Birthday'')</ref>

==[[1993]]==

==[[1993]]==

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At the beginning of the summer holidays, Vernon acquired a brand new company car. While the Dursleys stood outside "loudly" admiring the new car, [[Harry Potter|Harry]] was able to use this time alone in the house to sneak some of his spell books out of the [[Cupboard under the stairs|cupboard]] that Vernon had locked them in. Presumably this was the same car that the Dursleys, along with [[Hestia Jones]] and [[Dedalus Diggle]], used to depart from [[4 Privet Drive]] for the last time on [[27 July]], [[1997]].

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At the beginning of the summer holidays, Vernon acquired a brand new company car. While the Dursleys stood outside "loudly" admiring the new car, Harry was able to use this time alone in the house to sneak some of his spell books out of the [[Cupboard under the stairs|cupboard]] that Vernon had locked them in. Presumably this was the same car that the Dursleys, along with [[Hestia Jones]] and [[Dedalus Diggle]], used to depart from [[4 Privet Drive]] for the last time on [[27 July]], [[1997]].

==Behind the scenes==

==Behind the scenes==

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*[[File:Dursley&apos;sCarDeathlyHallows.jpg|thumb|The Dursley&apos;s car in Deathly Hallows, a black 2008 [[wikipedia:Opel Vectra|Vauxhall Vectra]] Sedan]]In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|Harry Potter and the Philosopher&apos;s Stone]]'', all of the cars on [[Privet Drive]], including the one owned by the Dursley&apos;s in [[1991]], are the same model, a circa-2000 [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Vectra|Vauxhall Vectra]] estate. During the short scene in [[1981]], every car on the street appears to be a 1990 [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Cavalier|Vauxhall Cavalier]].

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*[[File:Dursley&apos;sCarDeathlyHallows.jpg|thumb|The Dursley&apos;s car in Deathly Hallows, a black 2008 [[wikipedia:Opel Vectra|Vauxhall Vectra]] Sedan]]In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', all of the cars on [[Privet Drive]], including the one owned by the Dursley's in [[1991]], are the same model, a circa-2000 [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Vectra|Vauxhall Vectra]] estate. During the short scene in [[1981]], every car on the street appears to be a 1990 [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Cavalier|Vauxhall Cavalier]].

*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' the car is a 2008 [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Vectra|Vauxhall Vectra]] Sedan.

*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' the car is a 2008 [[wikipedia:Vauxhall Vectra|Vauxhall Vectra]] Sedan.

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*In all three instances, the cars are taken from a timeline which considers the film&apos;s release date as the present day. This means that using the original timeline, they are all anachronisms, as none would have been available at the actual date.

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*In all three instances, the cars are taken from a timeline which considers the film's release date as the present day. This means that using the original timeline, they are all anachronisms, as none would have been available at the actual date.

At the beginning of the summer holidays, Vernon acquired a brand new company car. While the Dursleys stood outside "loudly" admiring the new car, Harry was able to use this time alone in the house to sneak some of his spell books out of the cupboard that Vernon had locked them in. Presumably this was the same car that the Dursleys, along with Hestia Jones and Dedalus Diggle, used to depart from 4 Privet Drive for the last time on 27 July, 1997.

In all three instances, the cars are taken from a timeline which considers the film's release date as the present day. This means that using the original timeline, they are all anachronisms, as none would have been available at the actual date.